Watershed Restoration Successes:
Ben Gramling
Director of Environmental Health
Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 1, 2014
The Kinnickinnic River Watershed:
The KK Watershed Restoration Plan:
Foundation Actions Address Threats to Public Health
Bacteria Monitoring & Reduction
Reduce Land-Based Impacts to the River
Stormwater Quality
Stormwater Quantity/Flow
Improve Habitat for Fish and Other Aquatic Life
Concrete Removal & Channel Enhancements
Riparian Corridor Enhancements
Improve Public Access
Major Progress of Note:
KK River Flood Management Planning &
Implementation
Data Collection Activities: Bacteria &
Recreational Use
Broad Variety of Stormwater
Management Projects & Initiatives
Public Access Improvements
Scaling-Up Green Infrastructure
Investments Across the Watershed
Kinnickinnic River Flood
Management Project
Property Acquisition
UWM Geography Students
Survey Components
Notable evidence of recreational use &
interviews
Rating of direct contact risk by stream reach
Rating of public access improvement priority by
stream reach
Outfall Documentation to Fill Gaps
Data Collection Activities:
KK Recreational Use Survey
Data Collection Activities
KK Bacteria
Total Project Impact
Total Square Footage of Rain Gardens =
6,778 square feet
Total 55-gallon Rain Barrels installed = 50
33,000 gallons stormwater captured
173 pounds TSS removed per year
Stormwater Management
Stormwater Management
Neighborhood-Scale Stormwater Mgmt.
Pulaski Park Stormwater
Management Zones
Zone 1: 16th Street
Corridor
Zone 2: Residential
Zone 3: Industrial
Public Access: KK River Trail
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